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wordancer
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since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

0 posted 2001-12-15 09:27 PM

mommy was once a homecoming queen
they said she was a meteor in the new dawn sky
as stars twinkled in her eyes
the world within her grasp
a golden ring
thus and so
this was the story mommy told us
as she kicked off her platform shoes
and we would fight over
who was to bring the bunny slippers
‘cause her feet would ache so
from a hash-slinging day
then home to cook
for us

creamed, canned pink flamingoes
(fresh ones were too dear)
served over pointed toast
with a sprinkle of sunflower seeds
and the frozen neon peas
were carefully scooped from a hot water bath
with her magic slot machine
that turned into a wooden handle baton
to choreograph the evening dinner
homework! who’s turn it was to walk the dog
“jonny don’t tease your sister, sue”
mommy would sing
“you wash”
“she’ll dry”
“lay out your clothes for tomorrow”
while I refresh my memory
of how to divide pi
later for dessert
tra-la!
fresh made
green-eyed monster cookies
with purple icing
then she would tease that the milk
"it ain't vanilla!"
it came from brown cows

no matter how
you slice and dice it
mommy is still the homecoming queen
and we are the ornaments
in her crown

-Wordancer, the poet who writes to the beat of a different drummer

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